Sega Meganet: Online Gaming In 1990

It’s easy to think of online console gaming as an invention of the 2000s. Microsoft made waves when Xbox Live dropped in 2002, with Nintendo and Sony scrambling to catch …read more

Ask Hackaday: How Much Compute Is Enough?

Over the history of this business, a lot of people have foreseen limits that look rather silly in hindsight– in 1943, IBM President Thomas Watson declared that “I think there …read more

Ask Hackaday: Using CoPilot? Are You Entertained?

There’s a great debate these days about what the current crop of AI chatbots should and shouldn’t do for you. We aren’t wise enough to know the answer, but we …read more

Improving FDM Filament Drying With A Spot Of Vacuum

Keeping your filament safely away from moisture exposure is one of the most crucial aspects of getting a good 3D print, with equipment like a filament dryer a standard piece …read more

Solar Balconies Take Europe By Storm

Solar power has been around for a long time now. Once upon a time, it was mostly the preserve of research projects and large-scale municipal installations. Eventually, as the technology …read more

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Following Artemis II’s Journey Around The Moon

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By Tom Nardi | April 1, 2026

NASA is going back to the Moon! We’ll follow the crew of Artemis II every step of the way.
Despite Penalties, Lawyers Can’t Stop Using AI

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By Maya Posch | April 5, 2026

Despite a few high-profile cases in recent years with lawyers getting caught using LLM-generated documents and facing disciplinary action due to this, it would seem that this is not deterring …read more
Re-Learning How To Run

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By Elliot Williams | April 5, 2026

As I write this, four astronauts are on their way around the moon for the first time in 50 years. A lot us have asked ourselves just exactly why you’d …read more
Turning A Bluetooth Caliper Into A FreeCAD Input Device

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By Maya Posch | April 5, 2026

It’s a common ritual: whipping out those calipers or similar measuring devices to measure part of a physical object that we’re trying to transfer into a digital model in an …read more
Cleaning An IBM 5150, And The Perfect Period PCB Soldermask

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By Jenny List | April 5, 2026

Now that early PCs have moved firmly from the realm of e-waste into being collector’s items, it’s worth putting in some effort to restore them if you find one. [Epictronics] …read more
Tracking Parts Box Usage With Stickers

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By Maya Posch | April 4, 2026

Many of us are guilty of toeing the line between having a ready supply of components at hand and simply hoarding for fear of throwing anything out. In a first …read more
The Smallest Dialup ISP Is A Raspberry Pi And A Prison Phone

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By Tyler August | April 4, 2026

There were a plethora of tiny, local ISPs in the days of dial-up internet. Along with the big providers, many cities would have more than one. Some of those have …read more

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